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Decline of the American Merchant Fleet and Trade
Discussion of the shrinking American foreign merchant fleet from 2,496,894 tons in 1861 to about 940,086 in 1907, the transfer of ships to foreign flags, and the impact on national power. Argues protective tariffs and shipbuilding legacy once built America’s sea dominance but warns current trends threaten naval strength and global commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Kroonland
America
Suez Canal
South America
Venezuela
Panama
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Peru
United States
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Oceanic Steamship Company of
San Francisco
Australasia
Pacific
Utah
Panama Canal
World Council of the Great Powers
Japan
Russia
Philippines
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Panama Canal Zone
Cuba
Washington
England
Atlantic
Salem
Boston
Massachusetts
Medford
New England
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Thames
Ireland
Congress
France
Great Britain
Preble
Decatur
Rogers
Morocco
Tunis
Mediterranean
Napoleon
Dutch West Indies
Brest
Elbe
Scotland
Wales
Jefferson
North Atlantic
Germany